## Meanings
1. To push firmly against something.
2. To squeeze something, often to get liquid out of it.
3. To make clothes smooth and flat using a hot iron.
4. To crowd or move closely together.
5. The act of pushing on something.

## Examples
- Press the button to start the machine.
- They press grapes to make wine.
- Could you press my shirt before the interview?
- The fans pressed forward to see the singer.
- A quick press of the switch turned on the lights.

## Derived Forms
- antipress
- bench-press
- bookpress
- clothes-press
- cold-press
- compress
- downpress
- express
- handpress
- hot-press
- hotpress
- hydropress

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pressen
- Root: presser
- Root: pressāre

## Etymology
From Middle English pressen (“to crowd, thring, press”), from Old French presser (“to press”) (Modern French presser) from Latin pressāre, from pressus, past participle of premere "to press". Displaced native Middle English thringen (“to press, crowd, throng”) (from Old English þringan (“to press, crowd”)), Middle English thrasten (“to press, force, urge”) (from Old English þrǣstan (“to press, force”)), Old English þryscan (“to press”), Old English þȳwan (“to press, impress”).

## AI Etymology
Press comes from Middle English pressen (“to crowd, thring, press”), from Old French presser (“to press”) (Modern French presser) from Latin pressāre, from pressus, past participle of premere "to press". Displaced native Middle English thringen (“to press, crowd, throng”) (from Old English þringan (“to press, crowd”)), Middle English thrasten (“to press, force, urge”) (from Old English þrǣstan (“to press, force”)), Old English þryscan (“to press”), Old English þȳwan (“to press, impress”). In present-day English it covers to push firmly against something, to squeeze something, often to get liquid out of it, and to make clothes smooth and flat using a hot iron. The wider family includes derived forms such as antipress, bench-press, bookpress, clothes-press, cold-press.

## Topics
- Media & Publishing
- Actions & Processes

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